Well, how do we overcome half-heartedness, spiritual laziness?

That's the question today and on Thursday as well this whole week.

And speaking of zeal for God, I should first mention again that this October

we're celebrating the Reformation, Martin Luther's great stand against the Pope and

against Rome's spiritual abuses and theological errors. But Luther didn't stand alone.

Other men stood for this very same cause both before and after him, people like John

Wickliff, William Tindale, Thomas Cranmer, John Knox and John Calvin, and many other

lesser known names paid the ultimate price in the

Reformation men and women even teenagers who stood against Rome and who were

bled and burned and drowned for it.

These stories of sacrifice are our focus in the month ahead

in a 31 day tour you can complete in just five to seven minutes each day.

It's called Here We Stand.

You can subscribe to the email journey today by going to desiring God

dot org forward slash stand or just go to desiring god dot org and click on the

link on the top of the website and I hope you'll join us in remembering the price

paid for the spiritual blessings and

the religious liberties that we enjoy as Christians today. Speaking of church history,

this Saturday marks Jonathan Edwards birthday, his 321st to be exact.

It's not a monumental year, but certainly a monumental man in your life and theology,

Pastor John.

Edwards was a pastor and a theologian in New England during the first

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